pryinglyadv.

Brit.

/ˈprʌɪɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈpraɪɪŋli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prying adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < prying adj. + -ly suffix².

In a prying manner; inquisitively.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [adverb] > pryingly

curiouslyc1384

pryingly1629

peeringly1814

1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 50 That they will dare pryingly to sift out.

1690 tr. G. Buchanan Hist. Scotl. x. 349 The King..look'd narrowly (and perhaps, too pryingly) into his Revenue.

1720 Bibliotheca Biblica I. 427 Without examining too pryingly and sollicitously into the reasons of so unparallel'd a Transformation.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham II. xviii. 174 Thornton looked pryingly into my countenance.

1853 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 424/2 The writer appears to have wandered pryingly into the alleys and by-places.

1922 G. S. Hall Senesence viii. 372 If..we become pryingly overcurious, fault-finding, exact, and forgetful, we give our friends more to put up with than we realize.

1959 W. L. Lee God bless Our Queer Old Dean v. 113 Deans still have a lot of pryingly personal questions to ask when a student with matrimony in mind calls on him for counsel.

1996 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 22 Apr. a3/6 ‘So what does this guy do?’ the son said pryingly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pryingly
释义	pryinglyadv. Brit. /ˈprʌɪɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈpraɪɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prying adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < prying adj. + -ly suffix². In a prying manner; inquisitively. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adverb] > pryingly curiouslyc1384 pryingly1629 peeringly1814 1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 50 That they will dare pryingly to sift out. 1690 tr. G. Buchanan Hist. Scotl. x. 349 The King..look'd narrowly (and perhaps, too pryingly) into his Revenue. 1720 Bibliotheca Biblica I. 427 Without examining too pryingly and sollicitously into the reasons of so unparallel'd a Transformation. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham II. xviii. 174 Thornton looked pryingly into my countenance. 1853 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 424/2 The writer appears to have wandered pryingly into the alleys and by-places. 1922 G. S. Hall Senesence viii. 372 If..we become pryingly overcurious, fault-finding, exact, and forgetful, we give our friends more to put up with than we realize. 1959 W. L. Lee God bless Our Queer Old Dean v. 113 Deans still have a lot of pryingly personal questions to ask when a student with matrimony in mind calls on him for counsel. 1996 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 22 Apr. a3/6 ‘So what does this guy do?’ the son said pryingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1629
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